Technical Tips & Tricks

Problem:  Office 2013 Installation Error "Something went wrong". Solution :  Step 1: Uninstall Office completely from the system and then try to re-install it:Run the automated troubleshooter from the following article to remove all traces of the new Office installed on the system. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501 Note: If you are using a 64-bit operating system, save the 'Fix it' tool and then run it from the saved location. Step 2 : Check your Internet connection speed with the help of the following site. http://www.speedtest.net If you are using wireless connection try to use direct cable connection. If your Internet speed is not good try to change the connection or download office from a different connection. Step 3 : Try to reboot your computer in clean boot. Hold Windows key +R. Copy and paste, or type the following command in the Open box, and then press Enter: Msconfig Under services tab hide all Microsoft Service and disable all. Restart the computer....

Problem: Outlook 2010 Keep prompting for the user name and password.?? Solution: Step 1:  Create a new Outlook Profile For Microsoft Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013 Start Outlook. On the File tab, click Info, and then click Account Settings. On the E-mail tab, click your email account. In the Account Settings dialog box, under Selected e-mail account delivers new e-mail messages to the following location, you see the path and the file name for the .pst file that is associated with your email profile. For example, the path and the file name on Windows XP computers may resemble the following: C:\Documents and Settings\user_name \Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Personal Folders(1).pst On Windows 7 computers, the path and file may resemble the following: C:\Users\User Profile\...\Microsoft\Outlook\User@contoso.com.PST Note the path and the file name for the .pst file that is associated with your email profile. For Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Start Outlook. On the Too...

Problem: Office 2013 365 Error "Office can't do that right now because your product is busy with another task". Solution: Step 1: Uninstall Office completely from the system and then try to re-install it: Run the automated troubleshooter from the following article to remove all traces of the new Office installed on the system. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501 Note: If you are using a 64-bit operating system, save the 'Fix it' tool and then run it from the saved location. Step 2 : Check your Internet connection speed with the help of the following site. http://www.speedtest.net If you are using wireless connection try to use direct cable connection. If your Internet speed is not good try to change the connection or download office from a different connection. Step 3 : Try to reboot your computer in clean boot. Hold Windows key +R. Copy and paste, or type the following command in the Open box, and then press Enter: Msconfig Under services tab hide all Microso...

Problem: Outlook 2010 is not loading after startup screen. Solution: 1. Try disabling outlook from program list. a)Open control panel --> Select Microsoft office 2010 --> Click on change. b) Select add/Remove Features. c) Right click on Outlook--> Select Not enable. d) Open Window key+R --> type run --> Regedit. e) Locate the following Registry key. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Windows NT\Windows messaging services\Profile f)Right click and export this key on you desktop to keep the backup for your outlook profile. g) Delete the outlook key from the following reg locations. 1) HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office 2) HKLM \Software\Microsoft\Office 3) HKLM \Software\Microsoft\wow64\Office 2. Enable outlook again on your computer. a)Open control panel --> Select Microsoft office 2010 --> Click on change. b) Select add/Remove Features. c) Right click on Outlook--> Select Run from my computer. 3) Wait for the configure process to complete. 4) Merge the registry file fr...

Problem : How to troubleshoot crashes in Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013 Symptoms: Microsoft Outlook 2010 and Microsoft Outlook 2013 may crash when you start Outlook, when you perform various tasks in Outlook, or when you close Outlook. This can be very frustrating, because the problem usually occurs randomly. This random behavior makes it difficult to determine the cause of the crash.   Cause: Outlook can crash or even disappear after you double click on the icon to open it due some registry messup or some other technical glitch after using some third party addins. Solution: Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. Start Outlook in safe mode When you start Outlook in safe mode, many of the customizations that you have made to Outlook are not loaded. Instead, these settings are replaced temporarily by the default se...

Problem: Office 2013 Error "Click-to-run has stopped working". Solution: Step 1: Run the fix it in the link below to remove the traces of Office completely from the computer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739501 Note: Try to save the fix it tool to the desktop and then run it to remove Office Step 2: 1. Right click on the new Office setup file on the DVD then click on the ‘Properties’ option. 2. Click on the compatibility tab. 3. Uncheck ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ checkbox and uncheck ‘Run this program as an administrator’ check box and click Ok. Step 3: Create a new user account on your computer by going in control panel--> users-->add a new user with Administrator Rights. Restart the computer and try to install office 2013 again. Step 4: Turn off the Windows firewall temporarily and start installing Microsoft Office 2013 suite. Refer to the link below to know how to turn off the Firewall: Step 5: If the above step fails, Click Start > Run, ty...

Problem: How to send email force fully using a default account in outlook. Solution: People who use multiple accounts and frequently (accidentally) send using the wrong account, especially if they are sending sensitive documents, as it will almost eliminate accidentally sending email from the wrong account. In Outlook 2010, the registry key is: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\14.0\outlook\options Value Name: ForceAccountSelection Value type: REG_DWORD: 1 for force, 0 to disable. In Outlook 2013, the registry key is: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\15.0\outlook\options Value Name: ForceAccountSelection Value type: REG_DWORD: 1 for force, 0 to disable. Notes: You need to create the path if it does not exist. The value type is the same for both 32-bit and 64-bit Outlook.